Spanish Rice Recipe ⊶ Easy Authentic Spanish Rice

My family loves a variety of ethnic foods, but this is one of their favorites. My niece, who is of Spanish descent, lives with us and has tweaked my old Spanish rice recipe to make it just like her grandma's. My mother-in-law has also added this recipe to her school meals menu (minus the jalapeno), and it is a hit with the students and faculty.

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup sour cream, or as desired
• ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or as desired

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions and jalapeno peppers in the butter until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir Mexican-style tomatoes into onion mixture; add rice, salt, and black pepper. Bring rice mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked, 40 to 45 minutes. Garnish with sour cream and Cheddar cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories253
• carbohydrateContent26.7 g
• cholesterolContent36.6 mg
• fatContent14.3 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent5.2 g
• saturatedFatContent8.9 g
• sodiumContent521.7 mg
• sugarContent1.4 g